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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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